Rural areas have poorly staffed healthcare facilities, lack testing labs and have no critical-care equipment NEW DELHI : The exodus of millions of labourers from cities, some of them potentially infected, is set to stretch the capacity of India’s underfunded and inadequate rural health facilities to the limit.

While coronavirus infections have been largely restricted to urban hotspots in India with few rural cases so far, the situation has been exacerbated as migrant workers fled the cities after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced an unprecedented 21-day lockdown.

Public health experts fear the mass migration, the biggest since partition, may trigger an explosion of cases in rural areas where healthcare facilities are poorly staffed,

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Edmonton exploring its own municipal restrictions exemption program

Edmonton city council is weighing its options when it comes to introducing its own COVID-19 health measures. Councillors voted in favour Wednesday of exploring a municipal proof of vaccination program. Kim Smith explains.

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Alberta Premier Jason Kenney explains timing of vaccine passport ending

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Trucker protests: Trudeau says government has helped people grappling with demonstrations in Alberta, Ottawa ‘every step of the way’

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Alberta parents, school officials react to COVID-19 masking changes

Alberta students will not have to wear masks in schools come Monday — and parents are split on their feelings about the changes. Breanna Karstens-Smith reports.

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Alberta businesses divided over vaccine passport elimination

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COVID-19: City committee votes against exploring vaccine passport program just for Calgary

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Central Bucks West choir director charged with recording former student as he undressed

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Former MLB player Jeremy Giambi dead at 47

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More than 56,000 boosters given yesterday; 306 community cases; 12 in hospital

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Windsor asks for help to end protest

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Almost all restrictions affecting Alberta children gone soon

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Valentine’s Day deals to get back at your ex

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Karnataka CM donates entire year’s salary to battle covid-19

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Coronavirus update: Rajasthan reports 2 new cases; 38 total cases in state

Jaipur: Two new coronavirus positive cases were registered in Rajasthan taking the total number of coronavirus cases to 38 in the state.

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PM Modi says lockdown a small price to pay for warding off virus danger

NEW DELHI : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that the three-week-long nationwide lockdown is a small price to pay for warding off the danger posed by the rapid spread of Covid-19, although he admitted that his decree would inconvenience people.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

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